From The A-J's Pages

Published: Wednesday, January 07, 2009

25 years ago:

With the number of places for out-of-attendance zone transfers reduced by more than half, Lubbock Independent School District begins recruiting this week for the 7th grade honors program at J.T. Hutchinson Junior High.

50 years ago:

Lamesa - The Lamesa School Board called the signal last night for a baseball program at Lamesa High School this year, authorizing Coach O.W. Follis to proceed with scheduling games and making other arrangements for fielding a club this season.

75 years ago:

With more than 88,000 cans of beef already canned and 298 more beeves to butcher and can before Saturday night, the federal surplus food canning unit at 1312 Avenue G is preparing for a heavy week.

100 years ago:

M.C. McCrummen is having a tract of land adjoining the town section on the southwest cut into lots and will place it on the market.